Jonathan Godwin, founder and CEO of Orbital Materials, alongside researcher Tim Duignan, discuss the transformative potential of AI in material science on the Cognitive Revolution podcast.

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Jonathan Godwin, founder and CEO of Orbital Materials, alongside researcher Tim Duignan, discuss the transformative potential of AI in material science on the Cognitive Revolution podcast. They explore foundational concepts, the integration of computational simulations, and the development of new materials for various applications such as data centers and combating climate change. They also delve into the latest advancements, including a groundbreaking study on the potassium ion channel, and speculate on the future of AI in scientific discovery and material synthesis.

Check out some of Tim's work:
- Google Colab to run you own simulation: https://colab.research.google....
- GitHub repository "Orb force fields": https://github.com/orbital-mat...
- Preprint "A potassium ion channel simulated with a universal neural network potential": https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.189...

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CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Teaser
(01:05) About the Episode
(05:10) Welcome and Introduction to Orbital Materials
(06:15) Semiconductors and Material Science
(07:44) Material Science in the 21st Century
(09:22) The Experimental Cycle in Material Science
(12:06) Founding Story of Orbital Materials
(14:51) AI and Material Science: A New Era (Part 1)
(21:05) Sponsors: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | NetSuite
(23:45) AI and Material Science: A New Era (Part 2)
(35:00) Sponsors: Shopify | Vanta
(38:15) AI and Material Science: A New Era (Part 2)
(38:16) Generative Models and Diffusion in Material Science
(50:50) Tasks and Applications of Orbital Models
(58:19) Designing the Perfect Sponge: Generative Models in Material Science
(59:43) AI Accelerated Simulation: Answering Complex Questions
(01:01:27) The Role of Natural Language in Generative Models
(01:02:35) Understanding the Compute Requirements for Models
(01:05:05) The Electrical Nature of the Human Body
(01:06:11) Challenges and Discoveries in Potassium Ion Channel Research
(01:15:51) Scaling Simulations: From Small Crystals to Large Systems
(01:23:56) Future Roadmap: From Data Centers to Carbon Removal
(01:30:37) The Impact of AI on Material Science and Job Satisfaction
(01:36:14) Combining LLMs and Neural Network Potentials
(01:37:19) The Future of AGI and Scientific Discovery
(01:39:58) Outro

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